IPOH – Eight days after his appointment as the 10th prime minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will return to Tambun tomorrow and meet the people who had voted him as their MP during the 15th general election (GE15).
Anwar, 75, is scheduled to have an audience with Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak at Istana Kinta at 10am, which will also be attended by Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
The Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman will then have a walkabout session to meet his constituents at the Tg Rambutan market and is expected to spend time there to express his appreciation to the voters who helped him succeed in becoming prime minister.
Despite his busy schedule, Anwar will also visit the Manjoi health clinic, which is under construction at Jalan Masjid, Kg Masjid, before performing Friday prayers at the Muhammad Al-Fateh Mosque in Taman Jati, about 5km from here.
Before returning to Putrajaya, the prime minister will attend a “kenduri rakyat” (people’s feast) to be held at the mosque.
Anwar secured the Tambun parliamentary seat during GE15 with a 3,736-vote majority, garnering 49,625 ballots against contenders Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu of Perikatan Nasional, Datuk Aminuddin Md. Hanafiah (Barisan Nasional) and Abdul Rahim Tahir (Gerakan Tanah Air).
PH, which consists of PKR, DAP, Amanah and the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation, alongside its ally Muda garnered the highest number of seats, 82, in the November 19 polls.
Anwar was appointed as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister on November 24 after receiving the support of several other political parties including Barisan Nasional and Gabungan Parti Sarawak. – Bernama, December 1, 2022
